jquery .replace

Question

How can I turn this "- | " into "-" with jQuery?

  .replace(/__-__ | /g, '__-__'

This also replaces the empty spaces

  .replace('__-__ | ', '__-__'

This only replaces the first time it occurs

this might help: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11369182/how-to-replace-elements-attr-href-with-each-strip-url — Barlas Apaydin, Sep 07 '12 at 08:13
You can't! `.replace()` is plain javascript? The first one uses a global regex, and the second one just matches the first occurence in a string. — adeneo, Sep 07 '12 at 08:13

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 07 '12 at 08:15

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Not sure why you're attempting this in jQuery. String replace is a javascript string method unless you're talking about replacing DOM elements.

input.replace(/- \|/g, '-_-');

answered Sep 07 '12 at 08:15

Neil

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 07 '12 at 08:29

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You answer helpt me out! :)

 .replace(/__-__ \|/g, '__-__')

This worked just great! Thanx!

answered Sep 07 '12 at 08:29

Mackelito

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